Automatically-controlled stock-watering and water heating and supply tank.



J. E, SIMMONDS. AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED STOCK WATERLNG AND WATER HEATING AND SUPPLY TANK. APPLICATION FILED DEC. I8, 19Il.

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4 J. E. SIMMONDS. AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED STOCK WATERING AND WATER HEATING AND SUPPLY TANK.

APPLICATTON FILED DEC. 18 19H.

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J. E. SIMMONDS. AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED STOCK WATERING AND WATER HEATiNG AND SUPPLY TANK.

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AUTOMATICALLY-CONTROLLED STOGK-WATERING. AND WATER HEATING AND SUPPLY I TANK.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

Applicationfiled December 18, 1911. Serial No. 686,510.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES E. SIMMoNDs,

a citizen'of the United States, residing in Camp Point, in the county of Adams and,

following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of stock watering and water heating tanks having a main reservoir and one or more.

water receptacles connected by a passage or passages and provided with means for controlling the flow of water from the main supply reservoiror chamber to such supplementary receptacles, and means for heating the water, and thereby keeping the supply unfrozen and available for stock watering and other purposes.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple, economical and efiicient automatically controlled stock watering and water-heating and supply tank.

A further object of the invention is to provide a stock watering, and water heating tank having a main supply reservoir and one or more supplementary water receptacles connected with the main reservoir by means of a float chamber and passages, and surrounded by water contained in the main reservoir, or by a water-containing portion of the main reservoir, and means for heating the water contained in the main reservoir, and means for controlling the flow of water from the main reservoir to the relatively small. supplementary receptacle or recep- 'tacles, whereby the desired quantity of plementary water receptacles respectively.

Other and further objects of the invention will appear from an examination of the drawings, which are made a part hereof, and the following description and claims.

The invention consists in the features, combinations, and details of. construction herein described and claimed. 1

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view of a stock watering and Water heating and supply tank constructed in accordance with my improvements; Fig. 2, a view in vertical section through the center of the same, taken on line 2, of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 3, a detail view in vertical section, taken on line 3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow, and showing the, construction and arrangement of one of the supplementarv water receptacles, for watering small stock, such as hogs and sheep; Fig. 4, an enlarged detail view in side elevation of the valve mechanism for controlling the flow or supply of water; Fig. 5, a detail view in vertical longitudinal section, taken substantially through the center of the valve mechanismshown in Fig. l; Fig. 6, a detail view of the float and valve mechanism shown in Figs. 1 and 2, for controlling the inlet to the main reservoir Fig. 7, an enlarged detail view in side elevation of my improved valve and float mechanism shown in the 8, aview in central vertical section of a modified form of tank, showing a covered main reservoir provided with a circular trough or supplementary drinking receptacle for large stock, and showing valve and float mechanism for controlling the flow or level of water in different receptacles at different elevations; Fig. 9, a view in horizontal section taken on line 10 of Fig. 8 and showing the lower supplementary water or drinking receptacles for watering small .stock, the heating mechanism, and upper valve mechanism and float chamber; and

Fig. 10, a detail view in vertical section,

taken on line 11 of Fig. 9, looking in the direction of the arrow, and showing the upper circular trough or receptacle and one of the lower receptacles.

In constructing a stock watering and waterv heating and supply tank, and heating and valve mechanism therefor, in accordance with my improvements, I provide a tank having a main body portion a and a bottom of suitable material, such as sheet metal, concrete, wood, or other suitable material, the main body comprising preferably circular side walls. The main body portion of the tank thus forms a main water supply chamber or reservoir 0, and is provided with preferably a plurality of supplementary located inside of and encircled by the side 3 walls of the main reservoir. These auxiliary chambers or drinking receptaclesd'are of such construction that each comprises a lower water-containing portion 6 located a wall of'the reservoir to provide a space 7 between the water-containing portlon of each receptacle; d and such main reservoir wall to which the mouths ,of the receptacles are, securedby means of annular I flanges g and rivets. h," or in a similar or other; suitable manner. has a neck portion'z' projecting laterally beyond the water-containing portion of the receptacle and ofsuflicient length to provide thespace f above described, and the flanges 9 may form a part of this neck portion and encircle the mouths or side openings j of thereceptacles (Z respectively, which mouths or sideopenings communicatewith the ex-z terior of the mainreservoir, the side walls of which are provided with openings corresponding in position with the mouths j and through which the noses or heads of stock i [may be inserted when drinking from the recepta cles. Bythis construction and arrange ment each receptacle d is surrounded above and below' and on all sides of its water-containing portion with'water contained in the main reservoir, and only-the side opening or mouthof each receptacle d is permitted to be without water on all sides thereof. The un- ,due freezingof the relatively small quantities of water contained in the'reservoirs'd' or drinking vessels, is thus prevented, and

the desired temperature of the water con- ;0 jtlained in th supplementary receptacles is maintained by the water contained in the elarger-orfmain reservoir and by the same heating device which heats the latter; *1

' Mounted in the main reservoir is as uit'-. able casing portion 7a which may be secured to or form a part of themain body portion ormain reservoir, and serves toform a float chamber Z having outlet passages formedby pipes m communicating with the respective chambers, receptacles Tor supplementary drinking vessels d and forming connections between said receptacles and the float chamber. .The float chamber is provided with an inlet opening or supply conduit formed by a pipe 72 which communicates with the inte-' rior of the main reservoir, said pipe being.

provided with an inner pipe or casing portion 0 secured to-the casing of'the float chamber by means of a flange j9, and rivets g, or in any suitable manner. To the: caslng 0 is pivotally secured a valve operatmg lever 1', provided with forked arms 8 located on opposite sides of the casing 0 and'each piv-' otally connected with the latter near its outer end by means of a pivot 25. This lever isadaptedto'swing upward and downward j I "which' encircles'the rod and is secured to the v sufliclen'tfdistance from the adjacent side Each receptacle d a are secured to the leather valve member} by v meansof aiscrew 7=,'or'1n any deslred s1mii the lever againstthe part 6 of the ,valve and is connected with the float swings upwardthe valve will be pressed toward-the mouth 7 of thepipe or valvecasing 0 to closed 'posi en a ing member' or Tortion of the lever b b c U tionis"in t-hedirection of the receding or I tapered end of the boss or lever-engaging as indicated in Fi nd is provided with a float a connected therewith by meansof a connecting rod 42 pivoted at its lowerend by the connectlngiro'd by means of a collar y latter in any desired, adjusted position by means of a set 'screw' z, or in any [desired ordinary or lmownumanner. Each valve casing 0 is provided'with a projecting arm 12, anda valve formed of apiece of flexible material Band rigid members 5, and 6 is' preferably secured to' the arm Q-by means fof screws or rivets 4. These metallic-reinforcing' or lever engaging portions 5and 6 lar manner. Therv'al-ve thus formed isloandthe axis of the lever rand in such posi cated betweenthe valveengagingportion 8 tion that'the raising of the lever by means of raising the, float, will press, the cross piece or valve engaging.memberQor portion 8 of, ,7

close the valve. The lowering-off the float u and'lever rwill-permit thevalve to openyas indicated in broken linesiin liig,v 5. vThe I valve and the lever r are so constructed and arranged that as-the end of'the lever which tioni across the opening or passage in the valve. casing, the, ,l novenlent of the valve during the-closing movement of the valve 7 being preferably toward, the swinginglor free'end of'the valve. And the movement of the valve engaging portion of the lever, during the movement of thezvalve to openposishoulder portion 60f the-"valve, or that por--f lion" of the vewhaving the least move mit the opening of the valve with the mini ment, 7 or in the direction of the connected v portion of-the valve when the latterisconA 1 mum amount of friction between the lever and valve .andfthe slightest'change in the level of the liquid will cause a suflicient" ,movement of the lever to permit the valve to open,uor 'to press it to closed position] against the valve {seat which may beand is, :2

by preference,;an integral part of the valve casing. And the leverage afforded is such as i to hold the valve'snuglyagainst itsseat and in position to keep the fpassage securely closed; I i :7. 1

' By the construction and arrangementof' the valve and float' mechanism as-herein described, the: valve casing maybe placed-in either an upright or a horizontalposition by simply disconnecting "the forked arms ,9 1

from the casing, and pivotally connecting the lever arms .9 to'the casing when the latter is to be in upright position. In order to enable this to be accomplished in the simplest possible manner the arms 8 are provided and arranged at an angle'with respect to the arms 8, said arms 8 and s forming an Integral part of the valve operating lever, as

shown in Figs. 1, 2,4, 5, and (Se-Figs. 1 and 6 showing an inlet pipe 9 for supplying water to the main reservoir, provided with av valve casing mountedin upright position,

and Figs. 2, 4, and 5, showing the valve casing 0 in horizontal position. I

B the above arran ement of the valve J b 7 valve operating lever, and valve casing whereby the valve is intermediate the valve engaging member of the lever and the axis or point of pivotal connection of the lever with the casing, the valve and float mechanism is adapted to occupy the minimum or smallest possible space consistent with efficiency in operation, and a very slight move ment ofthe lever will 'sufiice to;close or permit the opening of the valve.

In order to provide a valve and float mechanism, or valve and valve operating mechanism adapted to be used either as an means of a cross piece 32, as shown in Figs. '7 and 9 and in the upper part of Fig. 8, all

substantially identical with the lever 1", arms s and cross piece or valve engaging member 8 already described- And this'lever 30 is provided'with a pair of segments 33 converging and preferably integral with the arms 31 and-the cross piece 32 and extending upward preferably in the form of an arc of a'circle, the center of which is at the pivotal center or axis of the lever. Each of these segments is provided with a segmental slot 3% also in the form ofan arc of a circle the center of which is at the axial center or axis of the lever. Arranged transversely of the lever and between these slotted segments is a valve engaging member 35 which is preferably in the form of a tube or sleeve through which extends'a bolt 36 the opposite ends of which extend through the slots 34 and are secured to the segments 33 by means of a head 37 on one end of the bolt and a nut 38 on the opposite end thereof. The ends of the sleeve 35 are each in engagement with the inner side of a segment 33, and the sleeve is thus adapted to be adjusted to any desired position between the opposite ends of the slotted segments, according to 'the' angleat which the casing is to be above the level of the water.

mounted, and securely held in such adjusted position by means of the bolt. (See Fig. 7

v The sleeve 35 and its bolt, are rigidly held in fixed relation to the segments 33, and is adapted to engage-the adjacent surface of the valve member or tapered lever-engaging boss or shoulder39. The valve member 39 may be provided with a segmental or inclined slot 40 through which the bolt 36 and sleeve 35 may extend. By this arrangement the sleeve 35 is adapted to engage the outer segmental portion 41 of the lever-engaging valve member which forms the outer'wall of,

the slot 10 and thus provide means for positively moving the valve 42 shown in Fig. 7,

to open positionthe valve being positively moved to closed position bymeans of the float and lever. The lever shown in Fig. 7, with its segments, may be detached from the casing and reversed and. replaced in reversed position, when the valve casing is'to be inclined downward or. in such a position the broken line 10 and itwill be readily seen that the upward and downward movement of the float will operate the valve in the float chamber and control the level of .that the valved end of the casing is lower than the, flanged or pipe engaging end f thereof. The float and leverwill thus operatethe valve in any position. p

The water level in the float chamber and in the auxiliary receptacles is indicated bv reservoir from a point below the level of the I water contained in the latter to a point An inner fire box'or fuel containing vessel 12 is arranged on the inside of the-main body portion or casing ofthe fire pot 11, and provided with a movable grate 13, said inner fire box 12 having a bottom flange 14 upon which the grate rests, and having an ash pan 15, provided with a flange 16 on which the inner fire box rests. The inner fire box and ash pan mav thus be removed and replaced together. -The main body portion or casing 11 of the fire pot is provided with a hollow projecting casingvportion 16, forming a passage 17 through which a rock shaft 18 extends. This rock shaft is rockingly mounted'in suitable bearings 19, and has its lower end portion at an angle to its main body portion and in engagement with the grate. The upper or outer end of the rock shaft is provided with a handle 21 by means of which the shaft may be rocked, and thereby shake the grate. The passage 17 also serves to form a flue through which air is drawn to- -let passagel'Z, as shown-inFig. 2. A damper 2.5 is pivoted on the same pivot 24:,and

extends over the mouth. of the passage17,

' and is provided {with openings 26', andjareciprocating shutter portion 27 for opening and closing the same. This damp'er is in the; same plane with the cover 23 already described, and is adapted to be moved from its, normal position" shownin full lines in Fig. 1;:to open position, shown in broken line's'in said figure,-bythe movement of the cover 23 it'r'orn the'iposition shown, in full lines in Fig. 1, totheposition indicated in broken lines in saidfigure. 'NVhe-n the cover and damper are in the position'indicated in .broken lines in sai'dfigure, the top of the I fire pot is'openfiand the main flue 22is"di- ,rectly over and in communication with the Y passage 17, thus causingthegdrait to be; I downward in the main body portion of the fire'" pot ll-and upwardthrough thepassage.

or flue l7. This'enables the operator to remove1or inspect the fire, or to replenish it-' thes'moke being thus drawn upwardthrough' the passage 17-. Whengthe cover anddam Y .'per-' are in the position shown in fullilines in Figs. 1 and the draft isupward through "the main casing 11. of the fire'pot, and dOWIk Ward through the" passage 17.'

vessels {may open. intoseparat'e lots. The

stock separate lots may thusbe supplied with water and enabled-to. drink from the i 1 same tank, all of the water; being heated. by

the same heating devieeor fire.

in Figs. 8 and 9 is shown atank of m fied form having a lower main body portion 43*.and bottom 44 similar to that shown in; 7 Figs. 1 and ,2,- and already described, and provided with an upper body portion havingside walls A5 and a cover 46 forming a covered main reservoir 47. "A, circular trough orv uppersupplementary ClIlIlklIlg ,receptacletS islocated insideof' the side,

. walls of theilower main body portion ofthe -vs' alls -o'f'the,main reservoir to provide tank in such position that the lower liquidcontaining portion 49 ofsaid receptacle 48 is a sutlicient distance fromthe adjacent side space- 0 covered byacasing'portion 51, so

that the liquid-containing portion of the circular receptacleftQ is entirely surrounded bywater contained in the main reservoir.

The inner wall of the supplementary -receptac'le or circular trough has an upwardly f andoutwardly extending annular portion 52 forming the lower tapered'portion of the Y i Thelower portion of the :Figs. 8 and 9 is providedjwith"a' series of supplementary "drinking shown in Fig. 9, which. are preferably i den-, I 110 ment with thefreceptacles (Z already de- Said tankis' also provided with 1 a lower float chamber 62 formed byan inner casing 63 haVing'a-sideopening orinouthatic which communicates with the exterior of the ,scribed.

' Mas es upper mainbody portion o the tank,-or' in other words, forminga, recesspin'the' side walls of the tank :above' the annular .jtrough I or receptacle for admittingi the"heads of animals when drinking from the trough or annular receptacle;

Ali-upper fioat chamber foiima an innercasing or upperfloattankh-i, the

walls of which'float tank are provided,with" outlet; openings which communicate wlth the annulartrough or supplementary reiceptacle 48. In th1s-fl0atchamber is arranged with forked'arms, 31,-Slotted segments 33 relation to and between theslotted segments by aheaded'bolt 36 and nut 38, constructed as shownin Figs. ,7, 8, and'9, andas already float and valve mechanism comprising a .valve casing '0, valve operating lever 30,-

s0." and a valve engaging member intheform' l of a sleeve 35 ,adjustably] secured inv rigid described'gin clonne'ctionzwith Fi-g., 7. To

mounted. on the *rod betweenthe collar and valve operating leverif desired-provided;

curing it in fixedfirelation "thereto. The

tical in form and construction and arrange-v the lever and rod are sufliciently 'heavyg to operate the lever and, thereby the valve gravity. The float'may, be rigidly secured. to the rod whendesired, by simply making the collar 58 integral-withthe float or se- The lines 28 in'Fig. 1 indicate the loca-.' tion offences, and show that the drinking level of the water in the-upper float cham- '-.ber 53 and in thereceptacle 4:8 is indicated Y by the broken'line- 6O in Fig; 8. i

tankshown in receptacles 61 main tank, themout'h being secured tojthe side wall of the-tank by means of an annular main tank or reservoir, asshownfin. Fig.18. This float chamber is therefore, amodified form of fioatchamber but similar to thefioat V chamber 2' and float tank 70 shown in Fig. 2,

and already described, and is connected'with "flange 65=which encircles the mouth ofthe I casing 63 on the insideof'the wall ofthe." e

.thefloat chamber 621'2Ild a supplementary receptacle 61. The mouth of floa'tchamber" 62 is provided with a-door 6'7 whichfmay 3 be of any desired form, and said float cham- I her is provided with float and valve mechanism which is preferably identical with the "float and valve mechanism shown in Figs. 2, a, and 5, with the single exception that the forked lever arms 8 of the lever 7*, shown in Figs. 2, 4, 5, and 6, are omitted. This float and valve mechanism therefore comprises a lever 1' having forked arms's pivotally secured to the valve casing 0, and

a valve comprising valve membersB, 5 and 6 secured to the projection 2 of the valve casing, all constructed and arranged substantially as above described with respect to the valve mechanism in the float chamber Z.

And the lever 7- is connected with afloat u by means of a-connecting rod 12 identical with the float and rod shown in float chamber Z in Fig. 2. The float chamber 62 is pro- ;vided with an inlet or supply pipe 68 which communicates with said float chamber and with the main reservoir 47, and the inner end of which pipe is connected with the valve-casing 0 in said chamber 62. The level of the water in the float chamber 62 and in the lower supplementary drinking receptacles 61 is indicated by the broken line 69,

and is controlled by the single float and through the cover of the tank. The main 1 body portion of this casing or fire pot is provided with a laterally and upwardly projecting hollow casing portion 7 3 forming a passage 74: which communicates with the lower portion of the fire pot and with the exterior of the main tank to which the outer end' of said hollow projecting portion is secured by means of an encircling inner flange 75 secured to the side walls of the tank by means of rivets 76, or any desired suitable manner. A removable inner fire box 7 7 having a grate 7 8 forming a grated bottom therefor'is placed in the lower portion of theinain fire pot casing, and is provided with a handle 79, preferably hollow or tubular in form, and is provided with a shaker rod which extends loosely through and longitudinally of the handle, with the inner end 81 bent at an angle to the main body of the rod and in engagement with the grate, for shaking the ashes through the latter. The bottom of the removable fire box 77 is provided with a frame portion formed of metallic strips 82 shown in Fig. 9, and extending beneath the bottom of an ash pan 83 located beneath the grate 78 and provided with a handle 84: connected with the handle 79 of thefire box-by means of a neck 85 provided with a collar86 through which the handle 79 of the inner fire box extends; The projecting portion 73 of the fire pot casing is provided at its outer end with a door 87 having a damper 88 provided with openings 89 for admitting and controlling the volume of air admitted to the interior of the fire pot. By this arrangement. the Water contained in the main reservoir, and the water contained in the upper annular trough or supplementary receptacle, and also the water contained in the lower supplementary or drinking receptacles is heated by the same heating device and kept from freezing in the relatively small receptacles by having the liquid-containing portions of the latter all entirely surrounded by water contained in the main reservoir.

1. Atank comprising in its construction a main body portion provided with a main reservoir having side walls, a supplementary receptacle located inside of. the walls of the main reservoir and having an opening communicating with the outside of the latter, said supplementary receptacle being of such construction as to provide a space between its lower portion and the adjacentside wall of the main reservoir, for containing liquid, a float chamber provided with a passage communicating with said supplementary receptacle and having an inlet passage communicating with the main reservoir, and float and valve mechanism for opening and closing said inletpassage of the float chamher.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, a tank comprising in its construction a main reservoir having side walls, a supplementary receptacle located inside of the walls of the main reservoir and having an opening communicating with the outside of the latter, and provided with a space between the lower portion of said supplementary receptacle and the adjacent sidewall of the main reservoir, for containingliquid, a float chamber provided with a passage communicating with said supplementary receptacle and having an inlet passage communicatingv with the main reservoir, means for opening and closing said inlet passage of the float chamber,,and a fuel receptacle for heating the interior of the tank.

3. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a tank comprising in its construction a main reservoir having. sidewalls, a plurality of supplementary receptacles located inside of the walls of the main reservoir and each having an opening communicating with the outside of the latter, andprovided with a space between the lower portion of each of said supplementary chambers and the adjacent side Wall of the main reservoir, for containing liquid, a float chamber provided with passages communicating with such supplementary receptacles and having an inlet passage communicating with the main reservoir, and float and valve I mechanism for'controlling the flow ofliquid .ervoir above and below said opening,afioati'ng said'inlet passage of the float'chambenconstruction a main reservoir havingside walls, 5 a series; of supplementary receptacles located inside ofthetwalls-of themain res- I ervoii and each'hzw'ing a side op'ening'com- 'munica ting with the outside of the latter,,"

tank; v o v r 6., In a-nltapparatus of the class described,

- QCopies of this patentmay be obtained to ghrough said inlet passage of the-float chain- 81' i I V V I i i 4. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a tank comprising 1n its construction a mam reservoirhavlng 'slde,

walls, a plurality of supplementary receptacles located inside of the walls of the main reservoir and each having a side opening, communicatingwith the outside of the latter, eachof said I supplementary receptacles,

comprising in its construction a covered main body portion and a lower liquid-con; tainingportion adapted to be entirely im-' mersed in liquid contained in said main reschamber provided with a passage communlcatin'g" with said supplementary receptacles and having an inlet passage communicating with the main I'BSBPVOII, and float and valve mechanism for controlling the flow-[of liquid' through said inlet passa'ggg e of the' fioat '5. In an 'appara'tus of the class described, the combination of a tank comprising-in its construction'a mainreservoir having side walls, a plurality of supplementaryrecep-i tacles located insideof the walls of the main reservoirand each having an opening com' muiiicating with the outside of the. latter,

each of said supplementary receptacles comprising in its construction a lower liquidcontaining portion adapted to be entirely surrounded by liquid contained in the main reservoir-and h21V1I1gflIllnl6t passage leading into such supplementary receptacle, float ard valve"mechanismgfor opening andaclosand means for. heating the interior of the the combination'of atank comprising in its and having a lower liquid-containing porftion'provided; on all sides with a space between it and the side walls of the main res-, ervoir, for containing liquid, a float cham *ber provided with a'passagecommunicating 1 p with such supplementary receptacles and having an inlet passage communicating with the maln'reservoir, andfioat and valvemechanis'm for opening and closing said inl'et pas;

sage'of'jthe-fioat chamber-. a

7. In an apparatus of'the class described,

a tank comprisingin its construction a main reservoir'having side walls, a liquid recep- '60 tacle having a lower,liquid-containing portionjprov-ided on all-sides with a spacebe- T [ioat chamber and connected with saidvalve.

8. In an ap paratusof. the class described,

thebombinationQf-a tank comprising in its 3 e;

constructiona main reservoir havingside walls, a relatlvely small liquid receptacle having"a lower liquidicontaining portions surrounded-on all sides with a liquid-con-jv taining space between it and the walls of the main reservoirand within the latter, a float: chamber. provided with a passage, com municatingwith such relatively small liquid receptacle and having an inlet passage com-L municating-with the ma n reservo r, valve and float mechanism forop'ening and closing said inlet passageof the float chamber, and a fuel receptacle for heatingthe interior of the tank and the 1 liquid contained, in the main taclefi p a v9. 111 an apparatus of the class described, the combinationof a tank comprising in its and adapted tof be surrounded on all/sides with liquid containedin the main reservoir,

.-reser-voir 'and relatively small iliquid recepconstruction a main reservoir having side walls, a =supplementary liquid receptacle having a lower liquid-containing}portionf e within the side 'wallsof the main reservoir a float chamber, provided with a. passage communicating with such. supplementary recepta'cle and having an'inletpassage communicatlng with the mainfreservoir, a valve forf'said inlet passage of the float chamber, a

float connected withsaid valve, and'a fuel ervoir.

'JAMns E.,sIMMoNns.

receptacle extending inside of the main resr five cents each,'by addressing the of C ommiss ione of Patents; oWashington,D.G W f v 

